50 services in Berks County. The programs in Berks County that help with food, rent, bills, health care, legal trouble, a ride, child care or a benefit, and how to reach each one.
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Reading
Safe Berks runs an emergency shelter, called the Safe House, for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault and their children, and staff also help survivors find longer term housing. The…
From Safe Berks
Leesport
The YMCA of Reading & Berks County runs several transitional living programs for people who are homeless, most of them tied to recovery from substance use. Each program provides case management in an…
From YMCA of Reading & Berks County
PPL Electric Utilities runs WRAP, which gives income-eligible customers a no-cost energy assessment, free energy-saving products and energy tips meant to lower electric use over the long term. You…
From PPL Electric Utilities
UGI Utilities runs a Customer Assistance Program, called CAP, that sets your monthly gas or electric payment based on your household income or your average bill, whichever is lower, and forgives part…
From UGI Utilities
Countywide
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission publishes guidance and a standard form that customers and medical professionals can use when a medical condition in the household is a reason to keep a…
From Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Countywide
SNAP, formerly called food stamps, helps Pennsylvanians buy groceries with an EBT Card, and you can apply through your local county assistance office, which in Berks County is the Berks County…
From Berks County Assistance Office
Wyomissing
Wyomissing Area School District takes applications from families for free or reduced price school meals, and families must file a new application every year even if a child was approved before. What…
From Wyomissing Area School District
Schuylkill Valley School District runs a Free and Reduced Price Meals Program that lowers or removes the cost of meals at school for students whose families qualify. The page gives few details: it…
From Schuylkill Valley School District
Muhlenberg School District serves breakfast and lunch free to every student at all of its schools, with no application to fill out. All school meals will be served free for all children for the…
From Muhlenberg School District
Taking applications
Antietam School District gives every one of its students one breakfast and one lunch at no cost each school day in the 2026-2027 school year. All Antietam School District students qualify. There is…
From Antietam School District
Tulpehocken Area School District serves breakfast free of charge at all of its schools and lets families apply for free or reduced price lunch for their children. For the 2026-2027 school year…
From Tulpehocken Area School District
Reading
Centro Hispano Daniel Torres has an Information and Referral team in Reading that connects individuals and families to the resources they need and helps them work through the paperwork. Staff are…
From Centro Hispano Daniel Torres
Countywide · Taking applications
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue's Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program pays a yearly rebate of $380 to $1,000 to older adults and people with disabilities who own or rent their home. Applications…
From Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Reading · Free 24-hour Hotline.
Safe Berks sends advocates out into the community to meet survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault where they already are, including night court at the Berks County Courthouse. This is the…
From Safe Berks
Reading
Safe Berks Legal Advocates help victims of domestic violence and sexual assault with protection orders and with the police and court process. An advocate can come with you to a police interview, come…
From Safe Berks
The Berks County Bar Association posts legal guides and plain language answers to everyday legal questions on its website at berksbar.org, under Downloadable Resources & FAQs. The material comes from…
From Berks County Bar Association
Reading · Free 24-hour Hotline. · Taking applications
Safe Berks works with Berks County healthcare facilities through its Medical Advocacy Partnership Program (MAPP) to help survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking who are…
From Safe Berks
Reading
Aldea - The People's Justice Center runs a project called CARES, short for Children's Advocacy, Representation & Services. Its attorneys represent unaccompanied minors in immigration and family…
From ALDEA - The People's Justice Center
Reading
Community Justice Project (CJP) runs an immigration legal practice out of its Reading, PA office, and its immigration team is fully bilingual in English and Spanish. The team represents clients…
From Community Justice Project
Reading Hospital provides interpreters and other language help, free of charge, to patients and families who do not speak English or who are deaf or hard of hearing. Spanish-language interpreters are…
From Reading Hospital
ALDEA - The People's Justice Center runs HOLA Clinics, short for Horas de Oficina Legal y Ayuda, walk-in legal clinics that connect neighbors with clear information and rapid assistance on…
From ALDEA - The People's Justice Center
Reading
ALDEA - The People's Justice Center posts downloadable immigration and ICE guides on its website in English, Spanish and Creole, including Know Your Rights, Explore Your Options, Hope for the Best, a…
From ALDEA - The People's Justice Center
Reading
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center runs Baby Bistro, a monthly gathering where area moms talk about the joys and challenges of breastfeeding and meet with a member of the hospital's…
From Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading
The Family Center at Berks Community Action Program runs parenting classes that give moms and dads tools to strengthen their parenting skills, using the evidence-based Systematic Training for…
From Berks Community Action Program
Reading
Muhlenberg School District has a Parent & Family Outreach Coordinator, Elizabeth Laviena, and publishes a list of community organizations that help families with food, health care, housing…
From Muhlenberg School District
Countywide · Taking applications
United Way of Berks County runs 211, the number to call when you need help finding health and human services in Berks County. A trained information and referral specialist answers your call or text…
From United Way of Berks County
West Lawn
Wilson School District keeps a section of its website called Recursos en Espanol that gathers district information, videos, guides, forms and documents in Spanish. It was created for the district's…
From Wilson School District
Reading
The Literacy Council of Reading-Berks helps people build computer skills through Northstar Digital Literacy, an online on-demand, interactive digital training resource, and it offers on-site use of…
From Literacy Council of Reading-Berks
Reading
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center runs Centering Pregnancy, prenatal care given in a group setting that includes self-monitoring and extended time with the provider. It brings together…
From Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
West Reading
Reading Hospital Family Health Care Center is a family medicine office in West Reading that treats patients of every age, from newborn checkups to senior care, and serves as the first stop for new…
From Reading Hospital
Reading · Taking applications
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center provides free medical interpretation for patients and their families in more than 150 languages and dialects, as well as American Sign Language.…
From Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
West Reading
Reading Hospital offers financial assistance to patients who do not have an equal ability to pay for their medical services. Financial counselors explain what resources are available and help…
From Reading Hospital
Reading
Co-County Wellness Services runs HIV Navigation Services, called HNS, for people living with HIV or at high risk of getting it. Counselors link people at high risk to health care systems, assist with…
From Co-County Wellness Services
Reading
Planned Parenthood Keystone runs the Susie & John Stanley Health Center at Reading, a sexual and reproductive health clinic at 1920 Kutztown Road, Reading, PA 19604. The organization has provided…
From Planned Parenthood Keystone
Countywide
Pennie, Pennsylvania's health insurance marketplace, offers free help from certified assisters who walk you through a Pennie application in person, by phone, or virtually at no cost to you.…
From Pennie
Countywide
Co-County Wellness Services has a staff of Prevention Specialists who provide information about sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, to the community. If you are hosting a health related…
From Co-County Wellness Services
Countywide
Safe Berks has an Education and Outreach Department, and its community educators offer programs to raise awareness and to prevent domestic and sexual violence. The department also runs Camp Safe…
From Safe Berks
Reading · Taking applications
Safe Berks answers a hotline and text line at any hour for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Berks County. The hotline number is 1-844-789-SAFE (7233), and you can also text SAFE…
From Safe Berks
Reading
The Vision Resource Center of Berks County runs two monthly support groups for people who are blind or have vision loss, one in English and one for people who feel more comfortable in the Spanish…
From Vision Resource Center of Berks County
Reading Hospital runs an Opioid Use Disorder Center of Excellence, where care coordinators help people with an opioid addiction get connected to treatment and to the other things they need to stay in…
From Reading Hospital
Countywide
Berks Community Health Center offers Medication Assisted Treatment, an outpatient program that uses Suboxone, Sublocade and Vivitrol to treat alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, nicotine…
From Berks Community Health Center
Reading
Pennsylvania Counseling Services runs outpatient drug and alcohol treatment at two Reading offices that are contracted with the Council on Chemical Abuse (COCA), the county agency that lists and…
From Pennsylvania Counseling Services
Wyomissing
New Directions Treatment Services treats substance use and other behavioral health problems at its Berks County office in Wyomissing, and describes what it provides as whole-person focused…
From New Directions Treatment Services
Reading · Taking applications
Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County signs children up for its after school program at six clubs in Reading, and enrollment for the 2026-2027 Afterschool Program is open. You enroll…
From Olivet Boys & Girls Club of Reading and Berks County
Countywide
Berks County Head Start, run by the Berks County Intermediate Unit, is a free preschool program for qualifying families, paid for with state and federal funds. It serves 505 students in 30 classrooms…
From Berks County Intermediate Unit
The Berks County Intermediate Unit runs Pre-K Counts, a state- and federally-funded preschool program that is free to eligible families in Berks County. It is designed for children who are between…
From Berks County Intermediate Unit
CHOR Youth & Family Services runs Parents as Teachers in Reading, a home visitation program in which a trained Parent Educator comes to your home to support your child's early learning and your…
From CHOR Youth & Family Services
Reading
Berks Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services schedules nationally certified sign language interpreters and CART captioners so Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing people and hearing people can understand…
From Berks Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
Reading
Berks Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services does hearing screenings, a check for hearing loss, and the screenings are available in English and Spanish. Screenings are done on individuals of all ages…
From Berks Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services
Reading
The Vision Resource Center of Berks County helps people who are blind or have vision loss with daily activities, safe travel, and support groups, so they can keep their quality of life and live…
From Vision Resource Center of Berks County